Which of the following shows three elements in order of decreasing conductivity?

- O, Ge, Mn

-Ge, O, Mn

-Mn, Ge, O

-Mn, O, Ge

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Darion Houston

Chemistry

3 May, 14:41

Which of the following shows three elements in order of decreasing conductivity?

- O, Ge, Mn

-Ge, O, Mn

-Mn, Ge, O

-Mn, O, Ge

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Anne Gill · Answer 1

You can easily answer this if you know the periodic trends. For the property of electrical conductivity, it decreases across a period and decreases also down a group. Thus, the most conductive element must be Mn, while the least conductive one is Ge. So, the answer is: - Mn, O, Ge

Which of the following shows three elements in order of decreasing conductivity?- O, Ge, Mn-Ge, O, Mn-Mn, Ge, O-Mn, O, Ge

Which of the following shows three elements in order of decreasing conductivity?

- O, Ge, Mn

-Ge, O, Mn

-Mn, Ge, O

-Mn, O, Ge